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Passover this year begins at sunset on the 27th of March; which is a
Saturday, viz: the pesach lamb is supposed to be dedicated, slain, and
roasted with fire Saturday afternoon in preparation for dinner that night in
accord with Ex 12:1-21.
This year's Passover is interesting because the beginning coincides with the
end of the weekly sabbath; so observant Jews will have to observe two
consecutive holy days this year seeing as how Passover itself is a holy day
(Ex 12:16 & Lev 23:5-8) and that's regardless of which day of the week it
falls on. In other words; the day of the routine weekly sabbath is pinned to
Saturday while Passover's special day floats.
FYI: Other floating holy days are Yom Kippur and the Feast of Trumpets
which are themselves specifically categorized as sabbaths (Lev 16:29-34 &
Lev 23:23-25) implying that any holy day whereupon no work is allowed,
regardless of its position in the week, is observed the same as a normal
sabbath day. It is very essential to keep this in mind in order to avoid
making a mistake when charting the chronology of Christ's crucifixion and
resurrection.
Jesus ate his last pesach the night of his arrest (Matt 26:17-20, Mark 14:12
17, and Luke 22:7-15) whereas the Jews ate their own pesach after Jesus
was dead and buried. (John 13:1-2, John 18:28-29, John 19:13-14, and
John 19:31)
In other words: Jesus ate his own pesach one night ahead of the Jews' night.
So then seeing as how the Jews are supposed to eat their pesach Saturday
night this year; then Jesus, were he to be crucified in 2021, would be eating
his last supper Friday night and then crucified and buried Saturday afternoon
prior to sunset. In other words: Jesus would be spending his first of three
nights in the tomb while the Jews are at home processing their Seders.
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Passover this year begins at sunset on the 27th of March; which is a
Saturday, viz: the pesach lamb is supposed to be dedicated, slain, and
roasted with fire Saturday afternoon in preparation for dinner that night in
accord with Ex 12:1-21.
This year's Passover is interesting because the beginning coincides with the
end of the weekly sabbath; so observant Jews will have to observe two
consecutive holy days this year seeing as how Passover itself is a holy day
(Ex 12:16 & Lev 23:5-8) and that's regardless of which day of the week it
falls on. In other words; the day of the routine weekly sabbath is pinned to
Saturday while Passover's special day floats.
FYI: Other floating holy days are Yom Kippur and the Feast of Trumpets
which are themselves specifically categorized as sabbaths (Lev 16:29-34 &
Lev 23:23-25) implying that any holy day whereupon no work is allowed,
regardless of its position in the week, is observed the same as a normal
sabbath day. It is very essential to keep this in mind in order to avoid
making a mistake when charting the chronology of Christ's crucifixion and
resurrection.
Jesus ate his last pesach the night of his arrest (Matt 26:17-20, Mark 14:12
17, and Luke 22:7-15) whereas the Jews ate their own pesach after Jesus
was dead and buried. (John 13:1-2, John 18:28-29, John 19:13-14, and
John 19:31)
In other words: Jesus ate his own pesach one night ahead of the Jews' night.
So then seeing as how the Jews are supposed to eat their pesach Saturday
night this year; then Jesus, were he to be crucified in 2021, would be eating
his last supper Friday night and then crucified and buried Saturday afternoon
prior to sunset. In other words: Jesus would be spending his first of three
nights in the tomb while the Jews are at home processing their Seders.
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